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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2020

Anti-Phospholipid Antibodies in COVID-19 Are Different From Those Detectable in the Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome.

Maria Orietta Borghi, Asmaa Beltagy, Emirena Garrafa, Daniele Curreli, Germana Cecchini, Caterina Bodio, Claudia Grossi, Simonetta Blengino, Angela Tincani, Franco Franceschini and 17 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 116 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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27 authors at 8 institutions in 3 countries.

Maria Orietta BorghiImmunorheumatology Research Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Milan, Italy.
Asmaa BeltagyImmunorheumatology Research Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Milan, Italy.
Emirena GarrafaDepartment of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Daniele CurreliImmunorheumatology Research Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Milan, Italy.
Germana CecchiniDepartment of Chemical Chemistry, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Milan, Italy.
Caterina BodioImmunorheumatology Research Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Milan, Italy.
Claudia GrossiImmunorheumatology Research Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Milan, Italy.
Simonetta BlenginoDepartment of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), San Luca Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Angela TincaniRheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Franco FranceschiniRheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Laura AndreoliRheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Maria Grazia LazzaroniRheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Silvia PiantoniRheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Stefania MasneriRheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Francesca CrisafulliRheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Duilio BrugnoniDepartment of Laboratory Diagnostics, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
Maria Lorenza MuiesanUnità Operativa Complessa (UOC) 2° Medicina, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Massimo SalvettiUnità Operativa Complessa (UOC) 2° Medicina, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Gianfranco ParatiDepartment of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), San Luca Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Erminio TorresaniDepartment of Chemical Chemistry, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Milan, Italy.
Michael MahlerResearch and Development, Inova Diagnostics, Inc., San Diego, CA, United States.
Francesca HeilbronDepartment of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), San Luca Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Francesca PregnolatoImmunorheumatology Research Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Milan, Italy.
Martino PengoDepartment of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), San Luca Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Francesco TedescoImmunorheumatology Research Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Milan, Italy.
Nicola PozziDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States.
Pier Luigi MeroniImmunorheumatology Research Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Milan, Italy.
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITUniversity of Brescia · ITIRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano · ITAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia · ITAlexandria University · EGAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Lariana · ITNova Medical (United States) · USSaint Louis University · US

Funding

Structural Studies of Beta-2 glycoprotein I in the Antiphospholipid SyndromeR01HL150146 · NHLBI · SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY · PI POZZI, NICOLA · 2020 to 2024
$2.0M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL150146
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have a profound hypercoagulable state and often develop coagulopathy which leads to organ failure and death. Because of a prolonged activated partial-thromboplastin time (aPTT), a relationship with anti-phospholipid antibodies (aPLs) has been proposed, but results are controversial. Functional assays for aPL (i.e., lupus anticoagulant) can be influenced by concomitant anticoagulation and/or high levels of C reactive protein. The presence of anti-cardiolipin (aCL), anti-beta2-glycoprotein I (anti-β Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and the clinical association of aPL in a large cohort of COVID-19 patients, and to characterize the epitope specificity of anti-β Methods: ELISA and chemiluminescence assays were used to test 122 sera of patients suffering from severe COVID-19. Of them, 16 displayed major thrombotic events. Results: Anti-β Conclusions: aPL show a low prevalence in COVID-19 patients and are not associated with major thrombotic events. aPL in COVID-19 patients are mainly directed against β

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SARS-CoV-2AgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, AnticardiolipinAntiphospholipid Syndromebeta 2-Glycoprotein ICOVID-19Critical IllnessEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayEpitopesFemaleHumansImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MLuminescent MeasurementsAntibodies, Anticardiolipinbeta 2-Glycoprotein IEpitopesImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MPhosphatidylserinesProthrombinanti-phospholipid antibodiesautoimmunityCOVID-19prothrombinthrombosisβ2-glycoprotein I

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